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NRCS Helps Stabilize Massachusetts Dam
the Whittenton
Pond Dam in Taunton, Massachusetts |
NRCS has approved up to $200,000 in federal funds to be available for
stabilization of the Whittenton Pond Dam in Taunton, Massachusetts. The funds
are being provided to the City of Taunton through the Emergency Watershed
Program (EWP) administered by NRCS. The agency will also provide technical
assistance for the work.
Taunton Mayor Robert G. Nunes requested the Federal assistance due to concern
that the dam would fail under the pressure of increased water levels threatening
public safety and property downstream caused by the recent extended period of
heavy rains.
crews worked
night and day to finish work on a new rock dam in Taunton that replaces
the old Whittenton Pond Dam |
The EWP funding will assist with a controlled draw-down of the pond in order
to do a visual assessment of the dam’s condition and to determine if additional
work is necessary. NRCS will cover 75 percent of the cost of the work up to
$200,000.
Massachusetts NRCS engineers have been on-site to help assess the condition of
the dam and will provide technical assistance in the stabilization work.
Your contact is Diane Baedeker Petit,
NRCS public affairs specialist, at 413-253-4371.
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